DEEP SKY OBJECTS

Dead stars, big appetites: Scientists gain new insights into how white dwarfs devour metals

The study suggests that white dwarfs maybe eating roughly 100 times more than previously estimated.
Published: 3 hours ago  |  By Biplab Das

Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times stronger than thought, traveling 300,000 light-years

"These winds were thought to be contained within the galaxy, but our study revealed that the force is immensely more powerful than previously understood."
Published: 5 hours ago  |  By Biplab Das

NASA's Hubble reveals star formation has been slowing down in the Andromeda galaxy

Star formation in the galaxy has been on the decline for the past 500 million years.
Published: 2 days ago  |  By Biplab Das

Astronomers have found the first ever 'wandering' supermassive black hole at the edge of a galaxy

The black hole might've originated from the collision of two galaxies. Here's what we know about it.
Published: 3 days ago  |  By Biplab Das

We may have been looking for alien signals on the wrong radio channels

Most SETI attempts have focused on a narrow stretch of the radio spectrum known as the “water hole."
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Biplab Das

Where is the universe's missing matter? Scientists have found a way to track it down

The missing matter forms diffuse puffs that extend upto four million light years beyond galaxies.
Published: 4 days ago  |  By Biplab Das

This weird object could be the first moon detected outside our solar system—but it's not that simple

It circles a 'failed star' like a moon would. But scientists aren't quite sure what to call it.
Published: 7 days ago  |  By Ankita Garkoti

What are gamma-ray bursts? Scientists make milestone findings on cosmos' most energetic events

The afterglow of the study's subject, GRB 260310A, was one of the brightest observed in a decade.
Published: Jul 22, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Astronomers just mapped a galaxy cluster's magnetic field for the first time—here’s what they found

To map the entire cluster for this novel survey, the team spent 224 hours collecting radio images.
Published: Jul 22, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Scientists discover nearby super-Earth is leaking helium into space, revealing its atmosphere

The researchers think that the planet has hosted its atmosphere for over 3 billion years, which makes it a compelling target for future studies.
Published: Jul 20, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

NASA's Hubble and Webb spot the first of a star cluster's 10,000 missing black holes

The black hole, dubbed oMEGACat BH-2, has a visible star companion that orbits it every 94 years, making the duo the longest-period black hole binary ever detected.
Published: Jul 14, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

NASA's IXPE measures pulsar's magnetic fields in distant Lighthouse Nebula for the first time

While confirming long-held theories of how pulsar trails work, the findings raise new questions.
Published: Jul 10, 2026  |  By Pranjal Nath

Scientists discover organic molecules in the ruins of a massive supernova explosion

The organic molecules were found within dense cocoons of gas surrounding newborn stars.
Published: Jul 10, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

Newly discovered quasars, as bright as a trillion Suns, are offering a glimpse of the early universe

The quasars date back to a time when the universe was only 670 million years old.
Published: Jul 7, 2026  |  By Biplab Das

NASA's Chandra finds two of the Milky Way's arms are 10% farther than we thought

This small correction could make us rethink how massive our galaxy actually is.
Published: Jul 6, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Rare, long-lasting black hole outburst is giving scientists a better look at the early universe

"We are dealing with the prototype of a new class of galaxies that undergo rapid changes in radio emission."
Published: Jul 6, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

New James Webb Space Telescope data challenges one of dark matter's strongest pieces of evidence

Hidden stars, not hidden matter, might explain this decades-old mystery.
Published: Jul 4, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

NASA's TESS telescope found a planet 40,000 light-years away and it wasn't even looking for it

"When TESS launched, no one expected it to ever be capable of finding this kind of planet."
Published: Jul 2, 2026  |  By Ankita Garkoti

Scientists discover a rare Neptune-sized exoplanet that leaves a mark on its host star

The planet transfer its magnetic energy into the outer atmosphere of its star.
Published: Jul 1, 2026  |  By Biplab Das
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